West Virginia / Putnam County

#15 of 55 WV counties · 39 structures

Cell towers in Putnam County, WV

The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Putnam County, 3% of West Virginia's 1,491. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 11 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 20 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 39
  2. 2Tallest 1551 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 257 ft) 292 ft
Structures
39
rank 15 of 55 in WV
Most common type
Lattice tower
54% of structures
Over 200 feet
26
67% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
28% built then

Who owns the towers in Putnam County

20 different registrants own the 39 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

American Tower11Crown Castle7Skyway Towers6SBA Communications2AMS Spectrum Holdings, LLC1SULLIVAN BROADCASTING OF NAS1BIG RIVER RADIO INC1PUTNAM, COUNTY OF COMMISSION1
Constructed structures in Putnam County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 292 feet, 35 feet taller than the West Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Scott Depot at 1551 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 28% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower21Tower14Monopole2Guyed tower1Pole1
Structures in Putnam County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s51980s61990s112000s112010s52020s
Structures in Putnam County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1033917Tower1551 ft1988Scott DepotSULLIVAN BROADCASTING OF NASHVILLE INC DBA = WVAH
1050615Guyed tower983 ft2008PocaAmerican Towers LLC
1263350Lattice tower360 ft2008Scott DepotWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1314806Lattice tower360 ft2022ConfidencePutnam County 911 Center
1034141Tower311 ft1989WinfieldCCATT LLC
1291223Lattice tower310 ft2014PocaPI Telecom Infrastructure, LLC
1285788Lattice tower308 ft2012WinfieldAmerican Towers LLC
1287536Lattice tower308 ft2013LibertySkyway Towers, LLC
1287537Lattice tower308 ft2013LibertySkyway Towers, LLC
1287538Lattice tower308 ft2013LeonSkyway Towers, LLC
1287539Lattice tower308 ft2013SigmanSkyway Towers, LLC
1287594Lattice tower308 ft2013LeonSkyway Towers, LLC
1288169Lattice tower308 ft2013Red HouseSkyway Towers, LLC
1225798Lattice tower307 ft2008HurricaneSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1284481Lattice tower304 ft2012Scott DepotAmerican Towers LLC
1023774Lattice tower299 ft1997Scott DepotAmerican Towers LLC
1213173Tower299 ft2000CharlestonAlltel Corporation
1264487Lattice tower299 ft2008HurricaneAmerican Towers LLC
1034184Tower297 ft1971HurricaneBIG RIVER RADIO INC
1202471Lattice tower292 ft1999WinfieldAmerican Towers LLC
1229014Tower285 ft2008Scott DepotSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1033944Tower284 ft1980EleanorSBA Properties, LLC
1213175Lattice tower269 ft2000HurricaneAmerican Towers LLC
1328296Lattice tower260 ft2025HurricaneThe Towers, LLC
1327875Lattice tower256 ft2025PocaHarmoni Towers, LLC
1023918Lattice tower205 ft2018Fraziers BottomAmerican Towers LLC
1065938Tower200 ft1999HurricaneCrown Communication LLC
1203893Tower200 ft2000WinfieldCrown Communication LLC
1212720Tower199 ft2000NitroAmerican Towers LLC
1331553Lattice tower199 ft2018HurricanePI Tower Development LLC
1230844Tower197 ft2001BancroftSBA Towers, LLC
1065935Tower196 ft1999Ortin HeightsCrown Communication LLC
1313711Lattice tower196 ft2023Red HouseTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1065927Tower181 ft1998EleanorCrown Communication LLC
1031829Tower180 ft1983NyeAMS Spectrum Holdings, LLC
1064290Tower180 ft1982Saint AlbansPUTNAM, COUNTY OF COMMISSION
1207263Monopole155 ft2000WinfieldCrown Communication LLC
1065945Pole150 ft1999Scott DepotCrown Communication LLC
1309552Monopole140 ft2020HurricaneTowerCo 2013 LLC

If you have a tower lease in Putnam County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in West Virginia with similar tower counts: Wayne County (40), Braxton County (39), Fayette County (39), Nicholas County (36), Berkeley County (32).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.